# Accident 20220413004629A: Klein Fred R EUROPA XS MONO, Eastsound, WA, April 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2022, 11:45 local time
- Place: Eastsound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6990° N, 122.9103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6990&lon=-122.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194XS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194XS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Klein Fred R EUROPA XS MONO (registry code 05638RV, https://openairdocs.org/model/klein-fred-r-europa-xs-mono) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EA-81 (registry code 59052, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ea-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KLEIN FRED R EUROPA XS MONO
- Reported engine: SUBARU EA-81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 74 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220413004629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UPON APPROACH, PILOT ACCIDENTLY TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL POWER TO COILS WHICH RENDERED ENGINE INGNITION INOPERATIVE CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ALTITUDE LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA158), Apr 13, 2022: Europa XS Mono (N194XS), Eastsound, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently shut off the engine control unit, which resulted in the engine turning off before the runway landing was attained.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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